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i just spoke with senator rob portman, he played the president in all of romney's debate, mock debate performances, preparing for this debate and he said he believed tonight's debate changed the dynamics of this race and the romney that we saw on that stage is the romney we're going to see for the next five weeks. he's going to take this message, this effort to connect the specifics he used, the discussion about his record in massachusetts and his proposals on that campaign trail. he said you're going to see that in weeks weeks to come. romney talking about the specifics of his propose as and connecting with the american people. >> pelley: jan, thank you. cbs news coverage of the first presidential debate of 2012 will continue from denver in just a moment. university of denver with our coverage of the debate. by design, tonight's debate was all about the economy and jobs and, of course, both candidates had very different views on the path for america's future. let's have a look at just a moment when both of the candidates were talking about tax policy a creating jobs. >> there is wher
i just spoke with senator rob portman, he played the president in all of romney's debate, mock debate performances, preparing for this debate and he said he believed tonight's debate changed the dynamics of this race and the romney that we saw on that stage is the romney we're going to see for the next five weeks. he's going to take this message, this effort to connect the specifics he used, the discussion about his record in massachusetts and his proposals on that campaign trail. he said...
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they want more and more americans to watch these debates where mitt romney managed to make a mistake where he said he would bet $10,000 with rick perry,. the democratic national committee was delighted by that remark. they got it trending worldwide on twitter. what 10-k would buy essentially. then they had newt gingrich delivering their best line of attack on mitt romney when newt gingrich said to mitt romney the only reason you're not a career politician is because you lost to ted kennedy. that has been one of the central focuses of democratic national committee is to paint not only mitt romney as a flip flopper but as a career politician someone who has been running for office for 20 years. >> schieffer: they're shifting some of it toward gingrich. >> absolutely. the democratic national committee just this morning put out their first web ad attacking newt gingrich. i talked to a senior advisor to the president this morning that said they were surprised that gingrich made it to the top of the polls. i think david axelrod said this morning that they thought or said this week that the
they want more and more americans to watch these debates where mitt romney managed to make a mistake where he said he would bet $10,000 with rick perry,. the democratic national committee was delighted by that remark. they got it trending worldwide on twitter. what 10-k would buy essentially. then they had newt gingrich delivering their best line of attack on mitt romney when newt gingrich said to mitt romney the only reason you're not a career politician is because you lost to ted kennedy....
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president obama and mitt romney debate foreign policy. we'll look at the world of trouble facing the commander in chief. reports from nancy cordes, jan crawford, john dickerson, david martin, kelly cobiella and bill whitaker. dean reynolds on the battle for ohio. why it could decide the presidential election. paper couldn't stop bullets. a woman shot to death in wisconsin had a court order against the suspected gunman. can the courts protect women? michelle miller has the story. and lance armstrong is officially stripped of his titles. we'll talk to a close teammate about the system of doping that brought down a champion. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. reporting tonight from boca raton, florida. >> pelley: good evening from the debate hall at lynn university. 15 days before america elects a president and a new cbs news poll out tonight finds 11% of likely voters are uncommitted. that means they haven't made up their minds or they could still change them. they will decide this election. and it
president obama and mitt romney debate foreign policy. we'll look at the world of trouble facing the commander in chief. reports from nancy cordes, jan crawford, john dickerson, david martin, kelly cobiella and bill whitaker. dean reynolds on the battle for ohio. why it could decide the presidential election. paper couldn't stop bullets. a woman shot to death in wisconsin had a court order against the suspected gunman. can the courts protect women? michelle miller has the story. and lance...
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elley: tonight, we'll talk to the esident and mitt romney about their first debate here in denver. >> governor romney has shown himself to be a very good debater >> pelley: do you think the debates are make or break for you? >> pelley: plus nancy cordes, john dickerson on what could be a turning point in the race. bombs are turning one of the world's most historic cities into rubble. at least 40 dead today. clarissa ward on who's behind it. most americans take supplements, but do they work? dr. jon lapook has the results of a new investigation. and anthony mason with unforgettable debate moments. >> there you go again. >> who am i? >> you're no jack kennedy. >> pelley: so give a listen. >> i'm all ears. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley reporting tonight from denver. >> pelley: good evening, president obama and mitt romney meet here tonight on the stage behind me at the university of denver at the university of denver for their first debate. the stakes are high because 34 days before the election this race is still up for grabs. the latest po
elley: tonight, we'll talk to the esident and mitt romney about their first debate here in denver. >> governor romney has shown himself to be a very good debater >> pelley: do you think the debates are make or break for you? >> pelley: plus nancy cordes, john dickerson on what could be a turning point in the race. bombs are turning one of the world's most historic cities into rubble. at least 40 dead today. clarissa ward on who's behind it. most americans take supplements, but...
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might be a debate ated this month, john? that's clearly what newt gingrich wants. >> he would love that but the romney campaign has gone back into that kind of careful mode again. they don't want to debate. he did quite well. we should remember he did well in a lot of these debates and in the last two in florida. >> schieffer: apparently the campaign thought he was getting too much publicity. >> didn't him to get too much credit. i think a debate would be nice for us. i don't think it's going to happen. >> schieffer: back in a minute with some final thoughts. i love that my daughter's part fish. but when she got asthma, all i could do was worry ! specialists, lots of doctors, lots of advice... and my hands were full. i couldn't sort through it all. with unitedhealthcare, it's different. we have access to great specialists, and our pediatrician gets all the information. everyone works as a team. and i only need to talk to one person about her care. we're more than 78,000 people looking out for 70 million americans. that's hea
might be a debate ated this month, john? that's clearly what newt gingrich wants. >> he would love that but the romney campaign has gone back into that kind of careful mode again. they don't want to debate. he did quite well. we should remember he did well in a lot of these debates and in the last two in florida. >> schieffer: apparently the campaign thought he was getting too much publicity. >> didn't him to get too much credit. i think a debate would be nice for us. i don't...
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the second debate, i thought obama had a stronger debate than romney, but still, you know, for an undecide voter, especially on economic,the president didn't do all that well because he isn't talking about what he's going to do in the next four years. tomorrow night is fascinating. because in truth, these guys don't disagree all that much on all this stuff. they essentially have the same positions on foreign policy. this business about the-- you know, the libya consulate has been like the october mirage. it really isn't an issue. and so once again, tomorrow, obama's going to have a very strong position because his foreign policy has been largely successful. in terms of substance, but in terms of style, he still has to climb-- re-climb the mounten and make a convincing case to the american people that they will be more comfortable with him in their living rooms. >> schieffer: where do you think the electoral map is? >> the national polls are completely tied, basically. the "wall street journal"/nbc has a poll out today, 47-47. this election is brought to you by the number 47, apparently. an
the second debate, i thought obama had a stronger debate than romney, but still, you know, for an undecide voter, especially on economic,the president didn't do all that well because he isn't talking about what he's going to do in the next four years. tomorrow night is fascinating. because in truth, these guys don't disagree all that much on all this stuff. they essentially have the same positions on foreign policy. this business about the-- you know, the libya consulate has been like the...
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this was a debate focused only on the economy. he also did not use the opportunity to really hit mitt romney very hard on health care. instead talking about the need to block grant medicaid dollars back to the states. mitt romney really did seem to be the most confident and comfortable on matters of the economy. at the debate. >> schieffer: it seems to me, john, to be a consensus in the political community that whether republicans are excited about him or not, it looks like mitt romney is headed to the nomination. >> well, that's right. i mean he has stayed a consistent level in the polls. he's gotten so much better as a candidate compared to the last time he ran. he's knowing when to stay out of the fight and then when to engage. at these debates he's a competent person and he continues to win those questions about, can you beat barack obama? but the problem is there have been these candidates whether trump or perry or backman or now herman cain that suggest that they just don't love romney. he has to hope he can weather out all
this was a debate focused only on the economy. he also did not use the opportunity to really hit mitt romney very hard on health care. instead talking about the need to block grant medicaid dollars back to the states. mitt romney really did seem to be the most confident and comfortable on matters of the economy. at the debate. >> schieffer: it seems to me, john, to be a consensus in the political community that whether republicans are excited about him or not, it looks like mitt romney is...
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i think you have made mitt romney a pretty good debator he was not bad in these debates. >> he has gotten better because he has gotten a coach, the problem i think you will see in the next day or two it is really useful in a debate to use facts to win, and i think it is really dangerous in a debate to use nonfacts to win, because you win a tact tall victory but strategically you begin to destroy your own credibility. >> there were a couple of times during the last debate in florida where you seemed to just stop for a moment. >> i did. >> why was that? >> because what he was saying wasn't true. >> but i mean you are never at a loss for words. >> yes. i mean, look, when somebody says to you i have always voted for the republican when the opportunity existed, and larry saab toe tweets in a few minutes that what mitt said wasn't true, that, in fact he could have voted for george h.w. bush or pat buchanan when he voted in the democratic primary for paul simon, lincoln once said if a man won't agree with two plus two equals four you will never win the argument because facts don't matter. >> rom
i think you have made mitt romney a pretty good debator he was not bad in these debates. >> he has gotten better because he has gotten a coach, the problem i think you will see in the next day or two it is really useful in a debate to use facts to win, and i think it is really dangerous in a debate to use nonfacts to win, because you win a tact tall victory but strategically you begin to destroy your own credibility. >> there were a couple of times during the last debate in florida...
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mitt romney basically has to just repeat what he did in the first debate. defining president obama, saying no more four years of this guy, and here, i have a plan for the future. >> and have they cleared up this idea that either two candidates don't answer what the question ask that the moderator can ask the question again? >> i think we'll have to wait until game time to see what happens with that. there's been all of this back and forth with both sides working the referee in. this case, candy crowley of cnn, who will be moderating the debate. she says she's not a potted plant. so i think she'll step in. but they want to make sure that she's fair to both sides and they have a context this they want to complain after the deba debate. >> i keep hearing that candy crowley says i didn't agree to any of these rules. does this format benefit either candidate, do you think? >> i think you can argue it either way. both have done well in town hall settings and both have done poorly. it's just going to depend on how they operate in the time, in the moment. we've had
mitt romney basically has to just repeat what he did in the first debate. defining president obama, saying no more four years of this guy, and here, i have a plan for the future. >> and have they cleared up this idea that either two candidates don't answer what the question ask that the moderator can ask the question again? >> i think we'll have to wait until game time to see what happens with that. there's been all of this back and forth with both sides working the referee in. this...
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so if he can get through this bad news, the president gets into a debate for mitt romney that might actually not be so great for mitt romney. >> one of the main rationales for conservatives and businessmen we saw during the primary debate was repeal and replace obamacare. if the supreme court strikes down the mandate and takes out the preexisting condition, you can make the argument it neutralizes it for the republicans. the president can put the onus back on mitt romney. he can say, you wanted to repeal it and replace it with. what are you going to replace it with? or you in congress are you going to move forward and protect those with preexisting conditions who can't get coverage? if there's a repealing of the mandate and if the preexisting conditionconditions are taken oe probably going to see a spike in health care premiumes, because the coverage of preventive care stays in there, the allowing of children under 26 stays in there. this is still a really interesting debate whichever way this turns out by the supreme court. >> first of all, we're kind of jumping the gun here. as i watched t
so if he can get through this bad news, the president gets into a debate for mitt romney that might actually not be so great for mitt romney. >> one of the main rationales for conservatives and businessmen we saw during the primary debate was repeal and replace obamacare. if the supreme court strikes down the mandate and takes out the preexisting condition, you can make the argument it neutralizes it for the republicans. the president can put the onus back on mitt romney. he can say, you...
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romney won that debate. tid president obama turn it around tonight? it appears he did. look at this. we asked those 500 uncommitted voters immediately after the debate who did they think won? 37% said president obama, 30% said governor romney, about a third called the debate a tie in their eyes. both candidates came out pretty well in terms of answering questions. we asked the people in our survey which candidate bid the best job -- sorry, we asked them did they give direct answers to the questions. 55% said president obama did, 49% said governor romney did. here's where it gets interesting, though, is on the issue of the economy. who won the economy tonight? well, first of all, we asked which candidate would do a better job of handling the economy. after the debate, 65% said governor romney, 34% said president obama. obama actually improved slightly from before the debate. but now things get interesting when you asked who's better for the middle-class. something that was talked about a lot tonight. when you
romney won that debate. tid president obama turn it around tonight? it appears he did. look at this. we asked those 500 uncommitted voters immediately after the debate who did they think won? 37% said president obama, 30% said governor romney, about a third called the debate a tie in their eyes. both candidates came out pretty well in terms of answering questions. we asked the people in our survey which candidate bid the best job -- sorry, we asked them did they give direct answers to the...
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there's no question and the polls reflect that romney helped himself in his debate. you heard what frank luntz just said about that kind of instant poll that he ran. but are you seeing any polling yet that suggests that the vice presidential debate made any difference in the race, not on who won or lost? >> no, not really. i think we see, you know, this-- the race overall now in the national polls you see the average of them romney's up by a point or two. he was behind by three points or so before that denver debate. in the battleground states some have turned -- colorado, florida is looking better, ohio is a little tighter, the president is still up there. that's all because of denver. i don't think we've seen anything in this-- the debate field like it went into the automatic sorting machine of this election where we already had, the right took from it what they wanted the left took what they wanted, and the swing voters may have been a little offended by biden but they're not going to make their decision-- >> schieffer: i'm going to ring the bell for round two. >>
there's no question and the polls reflect that romney helped himself in his debate. you heard what frank luntz just said about that kind of instant poll that he ran. but are you seeing any polling yet that suggests that the vice presidential debate made any difference in the race, not on who won or lost? >> no, not really. i think we see, you know, this-- the race overall now in the national polls you see the average of them romney's up by a point or two. he was behind by three points or...
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the key issue for the romney-ryan ticket to make a debate about the economy and who has a plan for turning it around. when you sit down and look at the ryan budget it's a plan to turn the u.s.a. around. it's not an austerity budget. it's a growth budget. and the problem obama-biden have is they don't have a plan. all they have is attack ads and that's not going to be enough. >> schieffer: if that's the plan, jeff, let me get back to what i said at the beginning, why are we talking about medicare and not the economy? clearly that's what we taught it in the beginning they were going to talk about. the romney campaign didn't quite agree with me here. maybe they think it's medicare and not the economy now. >> i don't think they think a medicare argument is going to win the day for them, but they're more pleads it's happening now in the summer of august, than in the weeks before october, because they believe at that point, of course this is going to be rehashed and revisited in the debates, but they believe by that point, it's going to be a confused issue. it's going to be a not new information
the key issue for the romney-ryan ticket to make a debate about the economy and who has a plan for turning it around. when you sit down and look at the ryan budget it's a plan to turn the u.s.a. around. it's not an austerity budget. it's a growth budget. and the problem obama-biden have is they don't have a plan. all they have is attack ads and that's not going to be enough. >> schieffer: if that's the plan, jeff, let me get back to what i said at the beginning, why are we talking about...
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we'll get a chance to debate. >> reporter: as former governor of neighboring massachusetts, romney is considered the favorite in new hampshire, where he's made a point of appeal to independent voters who can vote in the republican primary. some political analysts say that to win over those independent voters, perry needs to tone down his texas conservatism, but today, perry held fast to positions with tea party appeal. he said he doesn't believe human activity contributes to global warming, and that the congressional deal president obama signed to avoid default was a mistake. >> no, i would not have signed it. >> reporter: so for now, scott, both perry and romney are keeping their focus, their criticism focused on the president, not on each other, but that is expected to change soon. next month there are three republican debates. >> pelley: thanks, chip. most of our broadcast tonight is about what happened today, but sometimes a bigger story is in what didn't happen. in florida, the police say they discovered and stopped a plot for a deadly attack on a tampa high school. our kelly cob
we'll get a chance to debate. >> reporter: as former governor of neighboring massachusetts, romney is considered the favorite in new hampshire, where he's made a point of appeal to independent voters who can vote in the republican primary. some political analysts say that to win over those independent voters, perry needs to tone down his texas conservatism, but today, perry held fast to positions with tea party appeal. he said he doesn't believe human activity contributes to global...
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after that first debate, the race went from dead even to a slight but steady lead for governor romney-- though within the margin of error. but now have a look at this. the latest gallup poll out today shows he has opened a four-point lead over the president, 50% to 46%. that is outside the margin of error. so a small but genuine and growing lead. and this was surprising today. gallup shows that in the tossup states that are likely to tip the balance, romney has cut deeply into one of the president's major strengths. he still trails mr. obama among women, but now by just a single point. we'll see if later polls bear that out. we have a team of campaign 2012 correspondents covering the debate and we're going to go first to jan crawford with the romney campaign. >> reporter: well, scott, if you look at these polls, one of the reasons it's so striking to see governor romney's increased support with women voters is that earlier in this campaign he trailed with women voters by double digits. his support with married women voters is solid, but if you look inside these polls, there is a drama
after that first debate, the race went from dead even to a slight but steady lead for governor romney-- though within the margin of error. but now have a look at this. the latest gallup poll out today shows he has opened a four-point lead over the president, 50% to 46%. that is outside the margin of error. so a small but genuine and growing lead. and this was surprising today. gallup shows that in the tossup states that are likely to tip the balance, romney has cut deeply into one of the...
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his flat debate performances on his astonishment at what he called romney's dishonesty. >> now, when i say "falsehoods," i mean that both the "wall street journal" and the "national review" have said what romney's been saying about me leading the congress is false. >> reporter: his aides say there's no question the attacks have thrown gingrich off stride but, scott, his angry responses may drown out the very populist message he's trying to convey. >> pelley: dean, thank you. our cbs news political director john dickerson has been traveling the byways of florida talking to republican voters. john, what are you hearing? >> what you hear from voters, scott, is that mitt romney has sewn the seeds of doubt about newt gingrich. they worry that gingrich is too unpredictable and he'll botch the chance republicans have to beat barack obama. voters also tell you something in ma what they're not saying. last week in south carolina, voters talked about gingrich almost like a preacher in that he spoke to their conservative passion. you don't hear that as widely here in part because romney has for
his flat debate performances on his astonishment at what he called romney's dishonesty. >> now, when i say "falsehoods," i mean that both the "wall street journal" and the "national review" have said what romney's been saying about me leading the congress is false. >> reporter: his aides say there's no question the attacks have thrown gingrich off stride but, scott, his angry responses may drown out the very populist message he's trying to convey....
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it's closed-- that reflects governor romney's solid and moderate-sounding performance in the debates. and i think to the-- and also to the extent that it's closed, it reflects the larger closure of the polls and the narrowing overall, men and women, postdebate. but i would like to say i think there is still a significant gender gap. there has been a gender gap with women favoring democrats in every election since 1980. there is one now. women are a majority of the voters. and they are a majority, i think at this point, of the undecided voters. and i thought there was a very interesting number in the "wall street journal" cbs-- sorry, "wall street journal"/nbc poll the other day, "who do you trust on issues of concern to women?" 53 obama, 25 mitt romney. and i think one thing that that reflects is that kind of peripheral but debates we've had during the course of the election about both rape and contraception. and so we recently had the senate candidate from indiana, richard murdoch, making some, i think, unfortunate remarks about how if a pregnancy results from rape the woman should
it's closed-- that reflects governor romney's solid and moderate-sounding performance in the debates. and i think to the-- and also to the extent that it's closed, it reflects the larger closure of the polls and the narrowing overall, men and women, postdebate. but i would like to say i think there is still a significant gender gap. there has been a gender gap with women favoring democrats in every election since 1980. there is one now. women are a majority of the voters. and they are a...
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coming in to this vote mitt romney has some of the momentum after that last debate where rick santorum didn't do so well. when you talk to voters at his rallies they say they like mitt romney because they think can beat barack obama, can turn around the economy. but when you go to a santorum rally they rch more enthusiastic. voters are responding to santorum when he talks on stage and draws that clear contrast between his policies and barack obamas. so the enthusiasm feels like it's with santorum, though romney has the advantage in money, organization and ties to the state. >> jeff: john, what happens to mitt romney if he loses mitch itch-- michigan? >> it would be a near fatal blow. his campaign would be in critical condition. because he has so many advantages in michigan. he has money, his family lived here, he grew up here. he has been playing on all of those ties. so if he lost, when you talk to republican strategists they say there would be this search for somebody because they're worried that rick santorum is too conservative to win in a general election. but who would they go lo
coming in to this vote mitt romney has some of the momentum after that last debate where rick santorum didn't do so well. when you talk to voters at his rallies they say they like mitt romney because they think can beat barack obama, can turn around the economy. but when you go to a santorum rally they rch more enthusiastic. voters are responding to santorum when he talks on stage and draws that clear contrast between his policies and barack obamas. so the enthusiasm feels like it's with...
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secondly, romney did blow it in the debate. there was an opportunity there maybe he could have made the case, as egregious as it is, that you just made in a short amount of time. but what are you trying to claim here? that there's some sort of a coverup, that's -- coverup of what? susan rice can point to the intelligence thing. >> it's a coverup to keep his reputation as the great terrorist killer, no acts of trich on my watch, -- terrorism on my watch, al-qaida is on the run. >> the enig ma is susan susan rice not knowing anything about it and in fact testifying to the contrary. >> if you would have the grace to play what she said, she conditioned her remarks. she said this is what we know at this time. >> yeah. which was certainly eroaneious. >> no. she was not totally erroneous. >> what did susan rice know and when did she know it? >> talk to hillary clinton. she talks about the fog of war and as things unfold on the ground and as events became clearer, the administration developed a fuller story. maybe they should have said
secondly, romney did blow it in the debate. there was an opportunity there maybe he could have made the case, as egregious as it is, that you just made in a short amount of time. but what are you trying to claim here? that there's some sort of a coverup, that's -- coverup of what? susan rice can point to the intelligence thing. >> it's a coverup to keep his reputation as the great terrorist killer, no acts of trich on my watch, -- terrorism on my watch, al-qaida is on the run. >>...
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romney's solid debate performance gave him a new spark on the. campaign trail. before an estimated 10,000 people in virginia he kept up his attacks on the president. >> what you didn't hear last night from the president why it is the next four years will be better than the last four years. >> reporter: the obama campaign admits it needs a change in strategy for the next two debates. president obama held back from attacking romney during the debate but that chang when he returned to the campaign trail. >> i almost got to watch out. >> reporter: the president attacked romney's plan to cut subsidies to pbs and his position was so different from what he said in the past he didn't recognize who he was debating. >> whoever was on stage last night doesn't want to be held accountable for what mitt romney has been saying in the last year. >> obama and biden want to raise taxes by a trillion dollars. yes we do. >> reporter: biden said the super wealthy needs to pay more. romney says that will kill jobs. another wild card in this race comes later this morning. the governme
romney's solid debate performance gave him a new spark on the. campaign trail. before an estimated 10,000 people in virginia he kept up his attacks on the president. >> what you didn't hear last night from the president why it is the next four years will be better than the last four years. >> reporter: the obama campaign admits it needs a change in strategy for the next two debates. president obama held back from attacking romney during the debate but that chang when he returned to...
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they have become very pro-romney. >> that's what the 51st debate idid. you look at the national expose they're tied. if the challenger and incumbent are tied, you'd rather be the challenger. then you look at the state polls, and it doesn't seem to be that picture at all. and i think some of the state polls are badly skewed. i mean, terror one out the other day that had a democratic advantage of nine points in ohio. if that's really true, ohio would be vermont, and no one would ever campaign in ohio. it wouldn't be a battleground state. >> schieffer: let's take a quick break here and we'll come back to this in a minute. infrastructure, construction, production. we need it now more than ever. chevron's putting more than $8 billion dollars back in the u.s. economy this year. in pipes, cement, steel, jobs, energy. we need to get the wheels turning. i'm proud of that. making real things... for real. ...that make a real difference. ♪ for real. ...that make a real difference. the data she shares from comments, reviews, and social networks tells a company what
they have become very pro-romney. >> that's what the 51st debate idid. you look at the national expose they're tied. if the challenger and incumbent are tied, you'd rather be the challenger. then you look at the state polls, and it doesn't seem to be that picture at all. and i think some of the state polls are badly skewed. i mean, terror one out the other day that had a democratic advantage of nine points in ohio. if that's really true, ohio would be vermont, and no one would ever...
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after that debate in which governor romney had that exhaeng that didn't go so well for him on libya and they were going to press this about the president and whether he was telling the truth and misleading people. they said we have another debate coming up monday, in other words not going to talk about it in that week between the two debates. going to stick on the economy. so it's the issue of the moment because it's in the headlines but the romney campaign is not pushing it. >> why not? because they think there's no damage to be done the obama campaign? >> i think two things. one they think the biggeretter issue for them is on the economy and the argument you don't want four more years of barack obama and conventional wisdom in the press is romney lost the exchange in the debate with the president and, therefore, he's got a steeper hill to climb to try to make something of that issue. >> got a third presidential debate on monday, the one hosted by bob schieffer. what do the candidates need to do? >> i think for mitt romney he needs to look presidential on the whole range of issues. wha
after that debate in which governor romney had that exhaeng that didn't go so well for him on libya and they were going to press this about the president and whether he was telling the truth and misleading people. they said we have another debate coming up monday, in other words not going to talk about it in that week between the two debates. going to stick on the economy. so it's the issue of the moment because it's in the headlines but the romney campaign is not pushing it. >> why not?...
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president obama gets high marks for last night's debate and so does mitt romney. we'll look at who is likely to get a bigger bounce from voters and we'll hear the rolling stones at the beginning of their 50 year career. but first here's a look at what's happening in the world and what we've been covering on cbs "this morning." >>> i had a question and the question was how much would you cut them by. >> you want me to answer the question. >> president obama and governor mitt romney hit each other early and often in their second debate last night. a pretty combustible mix. a president with a lot to prove. governor romney fighting to maintain his momentum. >> this is a guy whose absolutely committed to bring the middle class back and get this country on the road to recovery. >> three debates, vice president and president have not offered a single new idea about how to turn this economy around and create jobs. they haven't present ad new idea how the next four years will be any different than the last four years. >> they are calling it a museum director's worst nightm
president obama gets high marks for last night's debate and so does mitt romney. we'll look at who is likely to get a bigger bounce from voters and we'll hear the rolling stones at the beginning of their 50 year career. but first here's a look at what's happening in the world and what we've been covering on cbs "this morning." >>> i had a question and the question was how much would you cut them by. >> you want me to answer the question. >> president obama and...
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romney went into this debate not wanting to win, and he didn't. but he wanted to reassure people he wasn't going back to the george w. bush ollis policies. no more iraqs. and he wanted to assure women he was not a war monger. >> uh-huh. >> talking about a peaceful planet and gender quality in the middle east. it is astounding how he has shifted his policies. in fairness he has two sets of advisers. reasonable people working for him and some who would like to reenact the bush years. i think he hears from beth the realists and that additionallists won out certainly in this debate. >> i notes you characterized him as mr. romney. the president did that also during the debate. >> governor romney. >> are you trying to deny him his honor , which trails him after leaving office. >> i was just helping him out. >> what are you saying? >> i thought obama was lucky romney didn't feel in a position to hit president obama on his weaknesses. i thought president obama went into libya without congressional authority. that was illegal. president obama has done this
romney went into this debate not wanting to win, and he didn't. but he wanted to reassure people he wasn't going back to the george w. bush ollis policies. no more iraqs. and he wanted to assure women he was not a war monger. >> uh-huh. >> talking about a peaceful planet and gender quality in the middle east. it is astounding how he has shifted his policies. in fairness he has two sets of advisers. reasonable people working for him and some who would like to reenact the bush years....
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i think that's the defining debate in our country right now. i think the president has a plan for strengthening security of the middle class. >> schieffer: in the end you think romney will get the nomination. >> i don't know. i have to say i think a lot of people in... inside the belt way and outside the belt way woke up today to a very different political environment and one in which newt gingrich is very much for real. i think, again, i think there's great skepticism. >> schieffer: does that make you happy or sad? let me get at it that way. >> i think this is a tremendous process. i disagree with the chairman. graham barack obama and hillary clinton weren't gouging each other's eyes out. they were having a debate about the future of our party and what we were going to do about this country. so much so that barack obama made hillary clinton his secretary of state. i think it's a tremendous process. and it's a lot of fun. >> schieffer: thank you very much, robert gibbs for being with us. when we come back we're going to bring in whole political
i think that's the defining debate in our country right now. i think the president has a plan for strengthening security of the middle class. >> schieffer: in the end you think romney will get the nomination. >> i don't know. i have to say i think a lot of people in... inside the belt way and outside the belt way woke up today to a very different political environment and one in which newt gingrich is very much for real. i think, again, i think there's great skepticism. >>...
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gingrich momentum over rick santorum who is trying to consolidate those voters who don't like mitt romney. when happens when people think about the debate is they think about that time in the fall when the republican nominee will go up against barack obama, they want gingrich in there, as one vote put it to bloody the president's nose. >> pelley: thanks very much. later in the broadcast, we will take you back to south carolina for elaine quijano's look at a controversial new rule that requires the unemployed to take any work that's available. jobs are on the minds of 18,000 people who work for eastman kodak. the storied company based in rochester, new york since 1888, filed for bankruptcy today. it plans to reorganize to stay in business. that's what formerly bankrupt general motors did, and tonight nearly three years after taxpayers rescued the company g. m. says it's back on top. new sales figures show g. m. sold more than 9 million vehicles last year, better than volkswagen or toyota. g. m. now reclaims the title of world's top selling auto company. we were surprised to hear today that
gingrich momentum over rick santorum who is trying to consolidate those voters who don't like mitt romney. when happens when people think about the debate is they think about that time in the fall when the republican nominee will go up against barack obama, they want gingrich in there, as one vote put it to bloody the president's nose. >> pelley: thanks very much. later in the broadcast, we will take you back to south carolina for elaine quijano's look at a controversial new rule that...
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the romney campaign came out of that first debate in denver with a great deal of momentum and it was biden's job to be a firewall, to break that momentum, john dickerson. >> he did it for democrats. i think democrats are going to run this back on their tivos and watch the greatest hits. he touched on the 47%. he talked about detroit. he talked about the duplicity he sees in the romney campaign. president obama said his fault was that he was too polite. joe biden cannot be faulted for being too polite. there's an old line attributed to bill clinton that says the other guy can't talk if your fist is in your mouth. he wahe was interesting. i don't independents are going to like that. thithis was a message the democs will love and that will do something to stop that momentum for this campaign. >> pelley: one of the things the president was criticized for by many in the debate in denver was not bringing up that secretly recorded moment during a romney fund-raiser in which mr. romney said 47% of americans don't pay income taxes and, therefore, it was not his job to care about them. he woul
the romney campaign came out of that first debate in denver with a great deal of momentum and it was biden's job to be a firewall, to break that momentum, john dickerson. >> he did it for democrats. i think democrats are going to run this back on their tivos and watch the greatest hits. he touched on the 47%. he talked about detroit. he talked about the duplicity he sees in the romney campaign. president obama said his fault was that he was too polite. joe biden cannot be faulted for...
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debate claims. >> when i got on to the stage, i met a very spirited fellow who claimed to be mitt romney. but you know it couldn't have been mitt romney, because they have are been running around the country for the last year. and they are showing $5 trillion to pay for the wealthy. and last night, he said he didn't know anything about that. >> reporter: with election day less than five weeks away, it remains to be seen if the debate success translates into votes. both men have schedules packed with the stops in the battleground state and two weeks to prepare for their next face-to-face meeting. reporting live. >> the next debate for the presidential candidate, october receive in new york. >>> switching gears now. imagine the heartbreak of watching your special needs child, trying to fit in with the other kids. coming up at 7:00, the four- legged helper is giving this little girl a breath of fresh air. >> looking forward to that. >>> still to come in this half hour, a local congressman is facing the fight of the political life as he tries to win an 11th term for you on capitol hill, top?
debate claims. >> when i got on to the stage, i met a very spirited fellow who claimed to be mitt romney. but you know it couldn't have been mitt romney, because they have are been running around the country for the last year. and they are showing $5 trillion to pay for the wealthy. and last night, he said he didn't know anything about that. >> reporter: with election day less than five weeks away, it remains to be seen if the debate success translates into votes. both men have...
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. >> i believe romney was the clear winner of this debate. if it was a boxing match it would have been called. >> reporter: a poll shows romney was the overwhelming winner. 46% of the people say romney won the debate while 22% said the president had the ge. romney helped his image with voters. 63% feel he cares about their needs and problems. and 60% like romney better after watching his performance. but jim lehrer might not feel the same way. >> i'm sorry, jim, i'm going to stop the subcy die to pbs and some other thing. i like big bird and you too. i'm not going to keep spending money to brother money from china to pay for it again. >> reporter: the two men will square off again on october 16th. vice presidential candidates square off next week on thursday. >> thank you so much. you just mentioned it vice presidential candidates joe biden and paul ryan holding their debate one week from today. overseas now an escalating violence between turkey and syria. overnight turkey launched border strikes into syria. several syrian soldiers have been
. >> i believe romney was the clear winner of this debate. if it was a boxing match it would have been called. >> reporter: a poll shows romney was the overwhelming winner. 46% of the people say romney won the debate while 22% said the president had the ge. romney helped his image with voters. 63% feel he cares about their needs and problems. and 60% like romney better after watching his performance. but jim lehrer might not feel the same way. >> i'm sorry, jim, i'm going to...
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i think he will have to compensate for a poor first debate. >> reporter: mitt romney's performance in the first debate impacted the race. his favorability numbers among voters jumped and the polls tightened. a new national poll shows the race is effectively a tie with the president just one point ahead of romney. the republican nominee is also gaining ground in the battleground states. >> expectations are higher for him in this debate than the first debate. he has to come out maintaining the momentum he had in the first debate. >> reporter: questions from the audience, it will abtown hall -- be a town hall format. something the president is familiar with. he's held more than 50 down halls during his time in office. susan mcginns in, cbs news, washington. >> tomorrow's debate could have an impact on the presidential race. right now voting is under way in 43 states. either by absentee ballot or in person early voting. >>> coming up on 9news now at noon, the captain that of -- of that cruise ship that capsized off the coast of italy appears in court. we'll have details in just a moment.
i think he will have to compensate for a poor first debate. >> reporter: mitt romney's performance in the first debate impacted the race. his favorability numbers among voters jumped and the polls tightened. a new national poll shows the race is effectively a tie with the president just one point ahead of romney. the republican nominee is also gaining ground in the battleground states. >> expectations are higher for him in this debate than the first debate. he has to come out...
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but most of the shift after the first debate allowed governor romney to reclaim what he had lost after their convention, which wasn't very successful, and the 47% tape that became so well known across the country and was a negative for him. a lot of those republican-leaning independents who had moved away from him came back, so it was less about our losing ground and him gain anything it restored the race to the one we had before the conventions and the one we always anticipated, where we were narrowly ahead. we never relink wished that lead in our data, and obviously, looking state by state, we were pretty confident. what is remarkable about this race, bob, isn't the volatility of it. , or wasn't the volatility of it. there was this illusion of volatility that was created by the spate of public polls, many of which varied, even on the very same day. but in our own data, it was a very steady race. we maintained a strong-- a narrow lead but a consistent lead, really for months and months and months. and it didn't fluctuate by much. >> schieffer: we saw something when the president came
but most of the shift after the first debate allowed governor romney to reclaim what he had lost after their convention, which wasn't very successful, and the 47% tape that became so well known across the country and was a negative for him. a lot of those republican-leaning independents who had moved away from him came back, so it was less about our losing ground and him gain anything it restored the race to the one we had before the conventions and the one we always anticipated, where we were...
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president obama led that same poll by five points before the debate. >> romney is sharpening his attacks on the president and today he'll call for changes in america's foreign policy. jan crawford is covering the romney campaign in lexington, virginia. jan, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. romney was one of the president's critics on how he handled libya. subsequently that proved him right. the administration blamed the attacks in benghazi on a movie. romney has some strong words at a speech later this morning here in lexington. and implying some of the president's decisions were made for political reasons. in a major speech on foreign policy romney will attack mr. obama's leadership and set out his strategy, promising i'll affirm that my duty is not to my political prospects but to the security of the nation. romney will challenge the president's handling of the middle east saying it's time to change course. i know the president hopes for a safer, freer and more prosperous middle east allied with the united states. i share that hope. but hope is not a strategy. >> we'll win in f
president obama led that same poll by five points before the debate. >> romney is sharpening his attacks on the president and today he'll call for changes in america's foreign policy. jan crawford is covering the romney campaign in lexington, virginia. jan, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. romney was one of the president's critics on how he handled libya. subsequently that proved him right. the administration blamed the attacks in benghazi on a movie. romney has some strong...
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stride, he says, by what he calls mitt romney's dishonesty. maurice. >> dean reynolds in orlando tonight. thank you very much. cbs news political director john dickerson is on the campaign trail in miami. okay, john, three days to go. romney's got the momentum, gingrich seems way off balance. the exact opposite of what happened in south carolina. i mean, who could have predicted this? >> reporter: that's right. mitt romney is the one with the spring in his step now, unlike a week ago in south carolina. and gingrich is off his game. with no more debates to allow him to remind people what they liked about him-- which was that he could be a forceful advocate for their conservative cause-- he's left a complaint about romney. as a gingrich adviser put to me, what gingrich needs to do is remind people why they want to vote for newt gingrich, not why romney is bad and that message doesn't look like it's getting through. >> for gingrich, going forward, the establishment is against gaens him. he hasn't got the money. he hasn't got the organization. he
stride, he says, by what he calls mitt romney's dishonesty. maurice. >> dean reynolds in orlando tonight. thank you very much. cbs news political director john dickerson is on the campaign trail in miami. okay, john, three days to go. romney's got the momentum, gingrich seems way off balance. the exact opposite of what happened in south carolina. i mean, who could have predicted this? >> reporter: that's right. mitt romney is the one with the spring in his step now, unlike a week...
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either way, it's an improvement for romney who was falling well behind in ohio until last week's debate. both candidates were in ohio today where this is the last day to register to vote. our campaign 2012 correspondents reason there, too, and we'll go to nancy cordes with the obama campaign. >> reporter: scott, ohio is the grand prize for the obama campaign. they have 120 field offices here, the president has held 17 rallies in this state, more than any other state, but in the debate last week he failed to mention some major issues that are very important to ohio voters, like that auto bailout or shipping jobs overseas. that's a mistake he did not make today here in columbus. >> when you think about ohio, when governor romney said that we should let the auto industry go bankrupt we said no, we're not going to take your advice. (boos) don't boo, vote. (cheers and applause) and we reinvented a dying auto stay supports one in eight ohio jobs and has come roaring back to the top of the world. (cheers and applause) >> reporter: on deficit reduction, the president accused romney of salesmans
either way, it's an improvement for romney who was falling well behind in ohio until last week's debate. both candidates were in ohio today where this is the last day to register to vote. our campaign 2012 correspondents reason there, too, and we'll go to nancy cordes with the obama campaign. >> reporter: scott, ohio is the grand prize for the obama campaign. they have 120 field offices here, the president has held 17 rallies in this state, more than any other state, but in the debate...
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taken after the debate twice as many undecided voters said romney was the winner. >> debates are much about style and substance and bill plante is in denver. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. this was a debate about the economy. and the preside presented oppos visions on how to fix it. president obama appeared low key, mitt romney very energetic and aggressive. >> the president began this segment so i get the last word. >> reporter: romney took advantage that the format of the debate was less restrictive. frequently pushing past moderator jim lehrer's attempts to change the subject. >> have to respond to that. >> reporter: as romney pushed on the president looked down or away even as he kept a slight smile on his face. for the president accusing romney to seeking to cut money for education, romney snapped back in one of the debates few pointed moments. >> as a president you're entitied to your own airplane and own house but not your own facts. >> reporter: he offered few details about tax cuts. prompting the president to fire back. >> when governor romney said he'll repl
taken after the debate twice as many undecided voters said romney was the winner. >> debates are much about style and substance and bill plante is in denver. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. this was a debate about the economy. and the preside presented oppos visions on how to fix it. president obama appeared low key, mitt romney very energetic and aggressive. >> the president began this segment so i get the last word. >> reporter: romney took advantage...
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he's got to use this convention and the debates to change everything. obama still leads nationally in the polls. obama still leads in all of the key swing states. our own cbs news/"new york times" poll romney did have some movement after the pick of paul ryan, but he's got to be able to convince not just his base that he's been working on, but he's got to convince other voters -- swing voteres, independent voters, also women, young voteres, minorities-- outreach more and he that's use this convention to try to connect with people, specifically middle class voters. >> i think that's right, bob. they have to warm up mitt romney. the campaign knows this will be a referendum about the economy and barack obama. but that's not enough. voters need to connect with him in some way. they don't need to love him, just connect enough. podium is a message. we see a mix of 13 high-tech screens but they're wrap nade warm sort of arts and craft style. to some people that's a perfect miss of old and new. to others it's discordant, high-tech next to the warm. that's what'
he's got to use this convention and the debates to change everything. obama still leads nationally in the polls. obama still leads in all of the key swing states. our own cbs news/"new york times" poll romney did have some movement after the pick of paul ryan, but he's got to be able to convince not just his base that he's been working on, but he's got to convince other voters -- swing voteres, independent voters, also women, young voteres, minorities-- outreach more and he that's use...
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romney is gaining ground because of his debate performance last week so now the pressure is on biden to try to stop some of the momentum or at least change the subject. appearing confident but all this, paul ryan arrived late in kentucky to crowd of well wishers. earlier in the day ryan took a break from practice sessions for ice cream and talked up the vice president's experience. >> it's a nervous situation because joe biden is one of the most experienced debaters we have in american politics but the achilles heel is president obama's history. >> reporter: one challenge for the rookie, he's going head-to-head with a season debate veteran 27 years his senior. biden is under pressure to deliver especially after the president's weak debate performance. >> as i said before, i've been in front of 70 million people. all debates are tough. >> reporter: biden has been out of state for days working in a delaware hotel with top presidential adviser david axle and chris van hollen. he's been fueling up on gatorade and animal crackers. four years ago biden's challenge was not to appear overly
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following their first debate, president obama and governor mitt romney are back on the campaign trail today. mr. romney will be in virginia, and the president is going to deliver remarks in colorado and wisconsin. both candidates traded views on the economy and domestic issues last night in denver. tara mergener has more. >> reporter: mitt romney set the debate tone early. >> under the president's policies, middle-income americans have been buried. >> reporter: energetic and aggressive, romney slammed the president's economic record and laid out his own plan. >> there be will no tax cut that adds to the deficit. i want to underline that no tax cut that adds to the deficit. >> reporter: but the president repeatedly insisted that romney is calling for $8 trillion in tax cuts and spending that cannot be paid for without adding to the deficit or burdening more middle-income americans. >> it's math. it's arithmetic. >> reporter: the. also criticized his -- the president also chris sitees the -- criticized hid cal letter without -- his challenger of not providing more. the obama campaign is
following their first debate, president obama and governor mitt romney are back on the campaign trail today. mr. romney will be in virginia, and the president is going to deliver remarks in colorado and wisconsin. both candidates traded views on the economy and domestic issues last night in denver. tara mergener has more. >> reporter: mitt romney set the debate tone early. >> under the president's policies, middle-income americans have been buried. >> reporter: energetic and...
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the president is running with governor romney's debate comments about recruiting women for his massachusetts administration. >> got to tell you, we don't have to collect binders to find qualified, talented, driven young women ready to learn and teach in these fields right now. >> romney is focusing on how women faired. >> why is it that there are 3.6 million women in poverty today than when the president took office. this president has failed america's women. >> cbs news asked a group of about 500 uncommitted voters who won the debate. they gave a slight edge to the president. cbs news, the white house. >> now governor romney's day in virginia isn't quite over yet. he is scheduled to hold a rally tonight at 6:30. 9news will be there. also coming up, we take a closer look at some of the facts and the fictions from last night's debate. plus, some of the moments that still are making a mark in cyber space. >> we are tracking another cold front for thursday. we'll let you know what that means for your morning and evening commute. >> two hikers lost and then found. i'm surae chinn. i'll tell you
the president is running with governor romney's debate comments about recruiting women for his massachusetts administration. >> got to tell you, we don't have to collect binders to find qualified, talented, driven young women ready to learn and teach in these fields right now. >> romney is focusing on how women faired. >> why is it that there are 3.6 million women in poverty today than when the president took office. this president has failed america's women. >> cbs news...
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president obama and mitt romney go toe to toe in their second debate. attacking each other in an often bitter encounter. >> there were a whole bunch of -- >> a question and the question how much -- mr. president did you look at your pension? >> i got to say -- >> mr. president, have you looked at your pension. >> i don't look at my pension. it's not as big as yours. >> and libya in focus. the candidates spar over the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. >> whether it was misleading or weton know what happened you have to ask why didn't we know. >> the suggestion that anybody on my team would play politics or mislead when we lost four of our own, governor, is offensive. >> while at the same time hundreds gather to pay their respects to slain ambassador chris stevens. this is the "cbs morning news" for wednesday, october 17, 2012. >>> good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm vinita nair. the second presidential debate of campaign 2012 turned out to be a contentious political prize fight. after his passive performance in the first meeting, a clearly f
president obama and mitt romney go toe to toe in their second debate. attacking each other in an often bitter encounter. >> there were a whole bunch of -- >> a question and the question how much -- mr. president did you look at your pension? >> i got to say -- >> mr. president, have you looked at your pension. >> i don't look at my pension. it's not as big as yours. >> and libya in focus. the candidates spar over the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi....
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>> the debates. mitt romney would not be in this race if not for the first debate. if mitt romney should win tonight or tomorrow, he will have won not because of millions and billions in advertising, he will have won because of a debate performance. that's substance. that's what people should watch about this election cycle. >> it's incredible to me that we have that much frustration in the electorate and that much money, and this won't be a change election, which 2008 was. even the mid-terms in 2010 were a change election. how does that compute? how does that turn out that way? if barack obama is not voted out of office, then why does that happen that way, if there's that feeling of frustration? >> because we're a divided country. we really are 50/50. 1/3 are republicans, 1/3 are democrats, 1/3 are independents, but in the end, we break down 50/50 and that's the way we're going to be. >> a long night, yes or no? >> i may be watching you in the same suit and tie tomorrow morning. >> well, you look nice. >> but in the end, voters are just hoping that someone is liste
>> the debates. mitt romney would not be in this race if not for the first debate. if mitt romney should win tonight or tomorrow, he will have won not because of millions and billions in advertising, he will have won because of a debate performance. that's substance. that's what people should watch about this election cycle. >> it's incredible to me that we have that much frustration in the electorate and that much money, and this won't be a change election, which 2008 was. even the...
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that's not the debate that people want. they want it forward looking. >> o'donnell: another big issue on the campaign trail is the attacks that the obama team has made on bain capital and mitt romney's record as a businessman we saw this week it got overshadowed on the focus of health care. joe biden launched this tough attack last week. let's listen. >> look, folks, we need to choose between who can be commander-in-chief, not outsourcer in chief. we need someone who creates jobs in davenport and dubuque and pittsburgh and toledo, not singapore, south korea and shanghai. (applause) >> o'donnell: you saw romney team go to the "washington post" to ask them to retract this story that started this where they put the forth reporting about how bain had led to some offshoring of jobs. is it having an effect? is the obama campaign focus on this working? >> writ large it is. it's not just bain, it's outsourcing offshoring. we can have a debate about what the difference is between that. the obama campaign believes people will comingl
that's not the debate that people want. they want it forward looking. >> o'donnell: another big issue on the campaign trail is the attacks that the obama team has made on bain capital and mitt romney's record as a businessman we saw this week it got overshadowed on the focus of health care. joe biden launched this tough attack last week. let's listen. >> look, folks, we need to choose between who can be commander-in-chief, not outsourcer in chief. we need someone who creates jobs in...
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campaign believes the debate couldn't have gone to better. >> the wind is at governor romney's back. there's clearly momentum. you can see it on trail and data. >> reporter: in the first-round, romney proved he could stand on the same stage with president obama and hold his own. he has a new challenge for tomorrow. >> expectations are higher in this debate and he has to come out and maintain the momentum he had coming out of the first-day bait. >> reporter: romney continues his debate prep today. this debate will be a town hall format and include questions from undecided voters. >> tara mergener in washington this morning. thank you. republicans ntinue to press the administration over the attack on the u.s. consulate in libya. ambassador chris stevens and three others were killed. the white house initially said the violence was related to a protest but later admitted it was a al qaeda linked terrorist attack. >>> either they are misleading the american people incredibly incompetent, you couldn't believe five days after the attack it was based on a riot that never occurred. to say tha
campaign believes the debate couldn't have gone to better. >> the wind is at governor romney's back. there's clearly momentum. you can see it on trail and data. >> reporter: in the first-round, romney proved he could stand on the same stage with president obama and hold his own. he has a new challenge for tomorrow. >> expectations are higher in this debate and he has to come out and maintain the momentum he had coming out of the first-day bait. >> reporter: romney...
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and libya attack pb with us, rob portman of ohio, helping governor romney prepare for his next debate playing the part of president obama. good morning. >> good morning, how are you? >> many people are saying in comment this morning, governor romney may have acted too early and too critical, characterizing it in a negative way when he might have been able to say something positive at that time to support the president, because americans live was at stake. the president characterized it as someone who shoots first and aims second. >> well, first the statement was made the night before we knew about the deaths of those four brave americans in libya. so it was in relationship not to what happened in libya but, of course, what happened in egypt a statement from the u.s. government. the first statement that came out, and it says, at its start, we apologize. i think most americans, charlie works look at that and say, gosh, that's not the appropriate response when your embassy is assaulted, the american flag taken down, and two islamic flags put up over american territory and lives were in j
and libya attack pb with us, rob portman of ohio, helping governor romney prepare for his next debate playing the part of president obama. good morning. >> good morning, how are you? >> many people are saying in comment this morning, governor romney may have acted too early and too critical, characterizing it in a negative way when he might have been able to say something positive at that time to support the president, because americans live was at stake. the president characterized...
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with the stars today, reacting to the romney smackdown. >> how damaging was the debate for the president? can he make a comeback? >> remember the debate. abcs -- always be attacking. >> did nicki minaj threatened ma rye dwra carey's life? the fallout from their "american idol" feud today. >>> then, nicole scherzinger's dangerous eating disorder. binging. purging and opening up about her hidden shame.
with the stars today, reacting to the romney smackdown. >> how damaging was the debate for the president? can he make a comeback? >> remember the debate. abcs -- always be attacking. >> did nicki minaj threatened ma rye dwra carey's life? the fallout from their "american idol" feud today. >>> then, nicole scherzinger's dangerous eating disorder. binging. purging and opening up about her hidden shame.
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. >>> a day after his confrontational debate with president obama, mitt romney brought his campaign to leesburg this evening, reemphasizing the importance of virginia as a crucial swing state in year. gary nurenberg was there and was struck by one story romney told the crowd of about 8,000. gary. >> reporter: well, anita, as you know, romney has been criticized for being a robotic campaigner who sometimes leaves audiences flat. but we saw a remarkable story. it's not what we usually put on newsca a day after the most recent debate with the president. >> i love these debates we've been having. those have been a lot of fun. >> reporter: there was an unusual moment before romney took the stage when andy greg got applause when he said he knows what god romney prays to. the audience appears moved by romney's reaction to a story told by a scout master about a colorado boy scout troop and his special american flag. >> then they had it flown in unusual places, including above the capitol dome. and then when it came home, they said we would like to have it also go up on the space shuttle. and s
. >>> a day after his confrontational debate with president obama, mitt romney brought his campaign to leesburg this evening, reemphasizing the importance of virginia as a crucial swing state in year. gary nurenberg was there and was struck by one story romney told the crowd of about 8,000. gary. >> reporter: well, anita, as you know, romney has been criticized for being a robotic campaigner who sometimes leaves audiences flat. but we saw a remarkable story. it's not what we...
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the first debate allowed romney to really elevate himself to the president's level. the president was able to strike back in the second debate. this debate was focused on foreign policy, a topic that most americans are less concerned about than the economy. that's why you saw them both try to shift the ground to the economy when they could. it's unlukely this will cause a big shift in the polls in the last two weeks and it's likely to be a close race down to the hour. >>> just released records indicate that the massachusetts pharmacy implicated in the meningitis outbreak had contamination problems six years ago. back in 2006, investigators found inadequate contamination control and no standard operating procedures at the new england compounding center. the problem was corrected and the pharmacy passed a state inspection. health officials believe contaminated steroid shots made some 300 people sick and killed 23 people in more than a dozen states. >>> this morning, tropical storm sandy is sitting in the caribbean south of jamaica and is expected to make its way north
the first debate allowed romney to really elevate himself to the president's level. the president was able to strike back in the second debate. this debate was focused on foreign policy, a topic that most americans are less concerned about than the economy. that's why you saw them both try to shift the ground to the economy when they could. it's unlukely this will cause a big shift in the polls in the last two weeks and it's likely to be a close race down to the hour. >>> just released...
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mitt romney's oldest son had something to say about the contentious nature of the debate. tag romney was asked how he felt when the president called his father a liar. >> you want to jump out of the seat and rush down the stage and take a swing at him. you can't do that the. but this is the nature of the process. >> tag romney has taken on a bigger role in his father's campaign said all the tough talk is something you sign up for. >>> this morning evacuation orders have been lifted in the hills of santa barbara, california where at one point a fast-moving wildfire threatened 100 homes. the lookout fire started yesterday morning and quickly spread and burning in rugged terrain making it difficult to contain. firefighters caught a break when strong winds that were forecast never materialized. no homes were lost and the fire is 45% contained. a tentative date has been set for the trial of george zimmerman the man charged with murdering trayvon martin. he's charged with second-degree murder. zimmerman claims he acted in self-defense. martin of not armed. >>> now an update on t
mitt romney's oldest son had something to say about the contentious nature of the debate. tag romney was asked how he felt when the president called his father a liar. >> you want to jump out of the seat and rush down the stage and take a swing at him. you can't do that the. but this is the nature of the process. >> tag romney has taken on a bigger role in his father's campaign said all the tough talk is something you sign up for. >>> this morning evacuation orders have...